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The Painful Facts of Ingrown Toenails

Written by Intercosmetics Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Anyone can be a victim of the annoying ingrown found in toenails. This ingrown oftentimes attacks the big toe which causes severe pain, swelling, redness and worse, infection. When you have ingrown, your initial reaction is to get rid of it immediately. But, didn’t you know that no matter how frequent you have a pedicure, ingrown will always be there. It is indeed a burden to your feet.
 

The symptoms of ingrown is very obvious – the pain in your toes from either one or both sides, redness and swelling.

There are four common causes of having ingrown and these includes: cutting your nails too short or not straight across, wearing shoes that can crowd your toenails, having naturally curved nails and injuring your toenails.

If worse happens, ingrown can lead to health-related problems like serious bone infection. So if ever you are already suffering from diabetes, the infection will not heal fast or worse, it won’t heal at all at might lead to other serious problems pertaining to your health.

If ever there are signs that you have ingrown, it is best that you consult medical professionals for easier treatment. The...

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The Importance of SPF knowledge

Written by Intercosmetics Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Have you ever asked yourself for the meaning of SPF? Well, aside from the fact that it is the abbreviation for Sun Protection Factor, what else do you know about SPF? Generally speaking, SPF is a measurement of well can a sun screen protects you for the Ultraviolet Rays that basically comes from the heat of the sun.

 

Sun bathing is a good way to absorb Vitamin E in your body and at the same time get perfectly tanned but you should also take into consideration the negative effects of too much exposure to the sun like sunburns, skin problems and worse, skin cancers. That is why applying SPF to your skin before exposing yourself to the sun is very important practice to do every day.

SPF is readily available in the market in the means of lotions or cream. If you are wondering why there are so many SPF numbers such as 15, 30, 50, or even 100, these numbers will help you know what type of heat resistance your skin can absorb. Take for example the SPF 15. If you try to stay...

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10 Ways to Improve your Makeup Skills

Written by Intercosmetics Friday, January 9, 2015

Women like you needs to know the tricks in order to improve your makeup skills. Who wouldn’t want to appear more beautiful in just an hour or less makeup session, right? So make sure to take note of these 20 simple ways to improve your makeup skills.

1.       Spoon Technique – It might sound funny but plastic spoon can assist you in applying your mascara. Place it under your eyelashes so that the mascara won’t get in your skin.

2.       Blushing Effect – blush can catch attention. Determine first your face shape so that it will be easier to determine the stroke in applying blush-on.

3.       Applying Concealer –the best way to cover that eye bags is to highlight the crease portion first then apply darker shade on the puffy area.

4.       Eye highlights – apply light colors first onto your inner corners followed by darker colors.

5.       Lipstick ready – before you apply lipstick, brush your lips using a baby toothbrush or...

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What Pimples Tell You about Your Health

Written by Intercosmetics Thursday, December 4, 2014

 Pimples are by far the worst enemy of women. Once you look at the mirror and find one small red swelling dot on your face, the first thing you always do is to prick it. It might bleed or hurt but you’ll endure the pain just to get rid of it.

Pimples are normal for us women. It comes without notice and it will just leave your face anytime, right? But have you ever wondered why pimples come and go on your face or even your body? There are reasons why those pimples sprouted on your face and you might get a little freak out about it.

First is the pimple that comes out on your chin, jaw line or neck. When you see one anywhere on these parts, it only means that your menstruation period will visit any time soon. The hormones in your body fluctuate causing to produce oil which of course results to clogging of the pores.

Pimples found on your forehead or nose...

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Simple Solutions for Oily Faces

Written by Intercosmetics Thursday, December 4, 2014

 An oily face is a No-no especially when you are in public. Though girls experience oily faces, they can at least apply face powder to get rid of the oiliness, but boys, applying face powder is difficult for them to do.

Face powders are just immediate solution to your oily face but it cannot reduce the amount of oil that you excrete. What you need is to follow some simple solutions to avoid, minimize or cure for that matter, that oily face of yours.

 

Oily faces are basically caused by stress. So to avoid it, don’t do anything that will give you stress or at least drink vitamins to relieve you from stress. Too much oily food also contributes to oily face. Foods like pork, or even fried meals are oily so you need to at least minimize the intake of these foods.

For immediate solution aside from face powder, blotting tissue can also help. This is not difficult to find. Washing your face before going to sleep is also one...

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